Three Major League Decisions

Welcome back to the Bill Bradley Collective, where this week we reflect on a week in the courtroom across the country, and three significant decisions involving the presumptive Republican nominee for President in 2024, a junior New York Congressional representative amidst his ongoing biographical and professional roller coaster, and a former collegiate “punt-God” drafted and shortly thereafter released following an alarming accusation of abhorrent personal conduct. In order: Donald J. Trump found liable for the sexual abuse and defamation of journalist E. Jean Carroll; “George Santos” indicted under *thirteen* different counts; finally Matt Araiza will controversially not be served criminal charges regarding his alleged involvement in the gang rape of a 17-year-old girl. We break down the legal-ese of these decisions, and the broader picture of what these rulings mean right now and moving forward for all three parties. But first the rants are ‘a-coming; where Ed shines a critical light on the conservative right’s continued assault on female autonomy with a glimpse into efforts in Texas to end no-fault divorce; Andrew calls bullshit on St. John’s University and their attempt to defame an ex-coach on grounds based in ageism and cultural deficiency while simultaneously hiring an older and far more morally cretinous successor; and Zak leads us into the main topic with a critical but understanding eye with regards to CNN’s dalliance with the aforementioned Trump: a case not-quite-for a New Hampshire town hall/television ratings bonanza criticized for granting exposure, but argued in favor of taking the typical CNN viewer out of their accustomed left-center echo chamber, amidst an admitted myriad of lies and falsehoods.